On Wednesday, His Royal Highness Crown
Prince Haakon of Norway attended the NHO’s annual conference in
Oslo. NHO is the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise – an
employers’ organisation in Norway with more than 20,000 members.
NHO’s conference of 2019 had the theme “We and the world” and
focused on how global trends affect Norwegian society – and how…
What a hectic year 2019 will be for Norway’s royal family
3rd January 2019
The King and Queen, who in August 2018
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, are not stepping down
from work. 2018 was a busy year; however, 2019 will be even more
hectic for the Norwegian royals. Confirmation, state visits and
county tours are among the highlights of…
King Harald’s New Year’s Eve speech
31st December 2018
New Year’s Eve is the evening many people
associate with a good dinner and fireworks. For the last 73 years,
His Majesty the King’s Speech has also been a tradition for the
Norwegian people, first on radio, now on TV. The speech is always
started with the Norwegian royal…
At the end of each year, we can study and
comment on the work of the British Royal Family. The UFO No
More team decided to look at the work of the Scandinavian
royal families which is something that is not always done. Before
going into the numbers, a little disclaimer. These numbers
represent the days worked by each member of the royal families
based on their official calendar. Of course, there…
Norwegian Royal Family attends Christmas service in Holmenkollen Chapel
25th December 2018
In good tradition, the Norwegian Royal
Family attended the regular Christmas service in Holmenkollen
Chapel this Tuesday. The royal couple were welcomed and escorted
into the chapel by the priest from Riis Church who also is the
priest of the chapel in Holmenkollen. The…
Taking a peek at the collective 2018 royal Christmas greetings
24th December 2018
As it is Christmas Eve, let us take a
look at the royal Christmas greetings sent out by the royals this
year. In Britain, Clarence House released this year’s Christmas
card featuring a summer picture taken by Hugo Burnand in the
garden of Clarence House. Embed from…
On Sunday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit
attended a Christmas party at“Our Neighbourhood” in snowy Asker.
The Crown Princess, who was recently diagnosed with chronic
pulmonary fibrosis, participated in the reception event at Dikemark
asylum. The “Our Neighbourhood” series has been organised by Oslo
World and taken place throughout Norway this holiday season. The
event on the Third…
On Sunday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit
attended a Christmas party at “Our Neighbourhood” in snowy
Asker. The Crown Princess, who was recently diagnosed with chronic
pulmonary fibrosis, participated in the reception event at Dikemark
asylum. The “Our…
Crown Prince Haakon visits Sami and Kven children
14th December 2018
On Wednesday of this week, His Royal
Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway visited the most northern
parts of his father’s kingdom. The Crown Prince visited Lakselv in
Porsanger Municipality. Upon arrival to the small town, His Royal
Highness was greeted and warmly…
Norwegian royals attend awarding of Nobel Peace Prize 2018
10th December 2018
On Monday, Their Majesties the King and
Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and
Crown Princess of Norway were all in Oslo for the presentation
of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018. The winner this year was Denis
Mukwege and Nadia Murad. In their statement, the Nobel Peace Prize
committee wrote: “The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was awarded jointly to
Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad…

